Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll

Trinity could have been a marvellous game if not for Omega's trademark gameplay model.

Trinity Souls of Zill O'll has some strong combat mechanics and a decent story, but it's not a game for everyone because of the slow pace and overall lack of variety.

At the end of the day, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll actually works and is a competent RPG.

Combat is solid and dependable, the RPG elements are functional and decently presented, and there is a good 'just one more mission' addictiveness that'll keep you coming back for more if you let its charms sink in.

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is not the best game in its genre, but certainly is very appealing to fans of the genre.

For those who don't mind slogging through the story, though, there's plenty of comfortably familiar adventuring in Trinity. [Feb 2011, p.85]

There is no need for three different heroes if all three are playing very similar. You don't have to switch heroes to end the game.

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll doesn't stand out much from the crowd with good reason, as it doesn't do much that we haven't seen before. That said, it features solid gameplay and a pretty long campaign, although more could have been done to enhance the experience.

Its clear similarities with Dynasty Warriors prevent Trinity to have its own personality, and although action, magic and worlds of fantasy are well done, the game lacks in innovation.

Some nice ideas but the combat isn't solid enough and the game world's too restrictive. [Mar 2011, p.93]

There isn't much to do in this lengthy action role-playing game aside from fight, but at least the fast combat will keep you engaged throughout.

While not the most original experience, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll offers plenty of enjoyment with its addictive quests and massive combat sequences.

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is a japanese-style role-playing game might best be described as the evolution of the hack and slash genre. Like Dynasty Warriors series, it is not a great game but just a fun and addictive product. Part of the reason it works is because it uses elements that have already been successful, although several years ago.

Repetitive quests that require taking down specific enemies or fetching items in areas you'll revisit multiple times over becomes dull quickly. [Mar 2011, p.98]

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is far from perfect or innovative, but that doesn't means that fans of the genre won't be able to appreciate its fairly good gameplay and its addictive progression system. Hoping that eventually the time of top notch jRPGs will come again, Omega Force's last creation might manage to keep you busy for quite a while.

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll can be summed up in ultimately one word: average. It's nothing you simply must buy.

Despite its average production and an obvious lack of ambition, Trinity remains a nice and solid game, one, however, that is closer to a beat'em all like Dynasty Warriors or N3 than to a real action-RPG. Most games of that genre have a tendency to become tedious after some time, and Trinity can be no exception : if you like more subtle and narratively rich games, be warned.

It's a valiant effort to focus on a more story driven game rather than the mindless button mashing of the Warriors series, but the game could have used considerably more polish, especially when it comes to presentation.

Souls of Zill O'll is overall a good action RPG, combining an interesting storyline with a fun gameplay system. However, it lacks some polish and variety, while the idea of controlling three characters is not fully exploited. At least, the IA does not compromise you and you can trust in their actions, but we would have preferred having a co-op option. Anyway, if you are a fan of the genre and wanna kill hundreds of enemies, you might consider it for buying.

A strange mix of Western and Japanese RPG that fails to excite. [Mar 2011, p.88]

Too repetitive and lacking in the kind of depth we look for in an action RPG. [Issue#202, p.92]

Omega Force gets some credit for trying to do something different with Trinity: Souls of Z'ill O'll, but the game ultimately winds up being a decidedly average action RPG. It's a lengthy game with lots of combat and decent storyline, but with lots of repetition in combat and in exploration areas, the good cancels out the bad.